Morero letter lays bare discrepancies in claims made by suspended RAF exec

Morero letter lays bare discrepancies in claims made by suspended RAF exec

RAF executive Sefotle Modiba resigned as director of treasury at the City of Johannesburg during disciplinary hearings where he was accused of misconduct. The City of Johannesburg has since denied Modiba’s claims that the separation was mutual. A letter sent by Johannesburg Mayor Dada Morero to the Standing Committee on Public Accounts (SCOPA) has laid bare discrepancies in claims made by the suspended chief investment officer (CIO) at the Road […]

14/07/2025

News

Joburg residents warned to prepare for water disruptions as Rand Water conducts maintenance

Rand Water will be carrying out planned maintenance on its O2 pipeline from Monday until Friday. Johannesburg residents are being warned to prepare for water disruptions, as parts of the city are expected to be without running water for up to four days. Rand Water will be carrying out planned maintenance on its O2 pipeline from Monday until Friday. The maintenance will affect several areas in the metro, including those […]

13/07/2025

Politics

Joburg city council set to elect new speaker after Nobuhle Mthembu’s removal

Mthembu was fired through an Al Jama-ah motion of no confidence last week. The Johannesburg city council is set to elect a new speaker following the recent removal of ActionSA’s Nobuhle Mthembu. Mthembu was fired through an Al Jama-ah motion of no confidence last week. Although her removal marks the end of the African National Congress (ANC)’s partnership with ActionSA in Johannesburg, both parties said they will continue to collaborate […]

03/07/2025 1

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African Development Bank gives $139 million loan to Johannesburg

The loan will be used on '100 carefully selected projects' seeking to modernise electricity, water and waste infrastructure, the Ivory Coast-based bank said in a statement. The African Development Bank on Tuesday approved a $139 million (R2,449,636,926) loan to South Africa's financial capital to upgrade its utilities, marking its first direct lending to a sub-sovereign entity. Johannesburg is home to Africa's richest square mile but certain areas have fallen into […]

01/07/2025 3

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Former Joburg municipal manager Fowler blames high turnover of mayors for city’s decline

Trevor Fowler said that at the heart of the issue was the fact that Johannesburg has had eight different mayors since 2016. Former Johannesburg municipal manager, Trevor Fowler, has blamed the constant changing of mayors as one of the reasons behind the city’s decline. On Thursday, Fowler attended the African National Congress (ANC)’s event at the Walter Sisulu Square in Kliptown, Soweto, where the party was commemorating 70 years of […]

27/06/2025 1

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